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Recognised as Colour

#BDD40A

  • #BDD40A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDD40A is a yellow with RGB values 189, 212, 10 and HSL 67°, 91%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDD40A#BDD40A
HEX#BDD40A
RGBrgb(189, 212, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8314, 0.0392
RGB percentages74.1%, 83.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(66.8, 91%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 95.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 95.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,586
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD40A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#422BF5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1C92Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#CAC7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.5Yellow · ΔE 23.4Green yellow · ΔE 26.8Gold · ΔE 28.2Olivedrab · ΔE 39.4Goldenrod · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#210AD4
Analogous#D4860A, #58D40A
Triadic#0ABDD4, #D40ABD
Split complementary#0A58D4, #860AD4
Tetradic#0AD486, #210AD4, #D40A58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FBAF
Lighter +30%#EBF97E
Lighter +20%#E3F74D
Lighter +10%#DCF41D
Darker −10%#92A308
Darker −20%#667305
Darker −30%#3B4203
Darker −40%#0F1101
More saturated +25%#C5DE00
Less saturated −25%#A8B826

Channel breakdown

R189
G212
B10
Red189 (74.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue66.83°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D4 · B 0A

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